The team is scheduled to leave about 11 a.m. Thursday from Hackley Stadium en route to playing Birmingham Brother Rice in the Division 2 state championship game at Ford Field at 1 p.m. Friday. The Big Reds are spending the night in the Detroit area.

The Big Reds Athletic Foundation was planning to be on the corner of Peck and Laketon with good luck signs as the buses put out of town.

A celebration for the team is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday at Redmond-Potter Gymnasium and is open to the public.